Tuesday, 20 June 2017

2017 Topps Heritage Blaster

2017 Topps Heritage is a 500-card set based on the design of 1968 Topps, which consists of 400 base cards and 100 short prints. Unfortunately what is become the norm for Topps is the Gimmicks, Errors, and Variations. The checklist for these is quite big with 25 Action Image Gimmicks, undisclosed but about 25 Black Dot Gimmicks, about 6 Single-Player Rookie Gimmicks, about 15 Throwback Gimmicks, 6 Errors and 7 Traded cards. I am guessing but they must be popular with Topps including this type of card again and again.

There are two Parallels- Chrome and mini.

There are a number of different inserts, New Age Performers, Then and Now, Baseball Flashbacks, News Flashbacks, 1968 Topps Game, 1968 Bazooka, 1968 Topps Discs, 1968 Topps Game Rookies, 1968 Topps 3D, 1968 Topps Posters, which I prefer than the Gimmicks, particularly the oddball versions like Bazooka, Discs and 3D perhaps I am alone in this. Although most are limited, exclusive or only available as a hobby box loader.

The Red Sox checklist consists of:

#2Dustin Pedroia / Mookie Betts / Jose Altuve LL

#4Edwin Encarnacion / Albert Pujols / David Ortiz LL

#10Corey Kluber / J.A. Happ / Rick Porcello 2 variations

#125Steven Wright

#140Brock Holt

#186Henry Owens

#195Drew Pomeranz

#204Tyler Thornburg

#244Hanley Ramirez

#250Chris Young

#261Mitch Moreland

#314aRobby Scott / Andrew Benintendi RC

#314bAndrew Benintendi SP

#318Rick Porcello

#346Craig Kimbrel

#354Sandy Leon

#361David Ortiz AS

#362Mookie Betts AS

#382Boston Red Sox

#405Chris Sale SP 2 variations

#412David Ortiz SP 3 variations

#428Mookie Betts SP 2 variations

#441Xander Bogaerts SP 2 variations

#454Dustin Pedroia SP

#462Jackie Bradley Jr. SP

#480David Price SP 3 variations

The 2017 blaster contains 8 packs, each pack has 9 cards. There is also the possibility of an exclusive Topps Disc card as this blaster was purchased in Derry, New Hampshire.